Cork-puller.



A. A. YATES.

CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22.1s1s.

1,285,544; Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

UTE %ATE% ATENT FFECE.

AUSTIN A. YATES, 0F RENSSELAER, NEW YORK.

CORK-FULLER.

Application filed July 22. 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, AUSTIN A. YATES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rensselaer, in the county of Rensselaer, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Pullers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a cork puller, and has for its primary objectto provide a device of this character wherein the cork can be readilyand conveniently extracted from the bottle neck with despatch withoutseriously damaging the cork and also avoiding the possibility of thepulling out of the device from the cork during the extracting operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cork puller ofthis character wherein the tine or spike thereof enters the cork at aslant and entirely pierces the same or substantially so, so that upon adirect pull the cork will be extracted without liability of the tine orspike being drawn out of the cork, the cork puller being of novel formso as to avoid the bending thereof during the extracting operation.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cork puller ofthis character which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable and eflicient in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensiveto manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectionalview through the neck of the bottle showing a cork therein and the corkpuller constructed in accordance with the invention applied forextracting the cork;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a blank of one part of the cork puller;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of another blank of the other part of the corkpuller;

Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view through the cork puller.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 246,058.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to thedr'awing in detail, the cork puller comprises two partsA and B respectively which are riveted or otherwise fastened together,andthe part A is formed from a blank out and bent the proper shape, theblank providing a main body portion or plate 5 having the folded overportion 0 which underlies the body or plate 5 at one end thereof andfoldable on the creased line 7, while the opposite end is notched orrecessed at 8 for accommodating the interlocking of the part Bhereinafter fully described.

The folded over portion 6 has a diagonally bent extension 9 from whichprotrudes medially thereof at the same angle an outwardly taperedpointed tine or spike 10 which is adapted to be forced into the cork Cfor extracting the same from the bottle neck in a manner presentlydescribed.

The part B is made from a single blank suitably cut and bent to providethe finger ring handle 11 having on one stretch of the double shank 12thereof a foot or flange 13 which is superimposed upon the base or plate5 and overlies the notch or recess 8 therein, the shank 12 being rivetedat 14 and the other stretch of said shank is extended through the notchor recess 8 at a reverse angle to the tine or spike 10 and terminates ina brace 15 correspondingly inclined to the extension 9 against which thelatter abuts, the brace being formed with a lateral flange 16 which isconnected to the doubled or folded over end portion 6 of the base orplate 5 through the medium of a rivet 17, the brace 15 at the junctureof the inclined portion disposed reversely to the spike 10 is formedwith a slot 18 through which projects the spike or tine 10 so that thelatter is held rigid by the brace 15 and is prevented from becomingdistorted or displaced from its sloping or angular disposition. It willbe apparent that the spike or tine 10 will not bend away from the baseor plate 5 which is disposed horizontally to the neck of the bottlecrosswise thereof when the cork puller is in use.

In the use of the cork puller the spike or tine 10 enters the cork at aslant and pierces the same a considerable depth so that on drawingdirectly upward upon the cork puller by means of the finger ring 11 thespike or tine 10 will not be drawn out of the cork but raises verticallywith the cork, thus pulling the latter from the neck of the bottle.

It is of course understood that changes, variations and modificationsmay be made in the invention such as come properly within the scope ofthe appended claims Without departing from the spirit of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed is l. A cork puller comprising two parts each made froma single blank, one of the parts being cut and bent to form a basehaving a diagonally disposed spike inset from one edge of the base, theother part being cut and bent to form a finger ring handle locked with abase, and a brace eX- tending beneath the base and having an openingreceiving the spike whereby the brace Will hold the spike againstdisplacement.

2. A cork puller comprising two parts each made from a single blank, oneof the parts being cut and bent to form a base having a diagonallydisposed spike inset from one edge of the base, the other part being cutand bent to form a finger ring handle locked with a base, a braceextending beneath the base and having an opening receiving the spikewhereby the brace will hold the spike against displacement, and

means for fastening the two parts in their assembled relation.

3. A cork puller comprising two parts each made from a single blank, oneof the parts being cut and bent to form a base having a diagonallydisposed spike inset from one edge of the base, the other part being cutand bent to form a finger ring handle locked with a base, and a braceextending beneath the base and having an opening receiving the spikewhereby the brace will hold the spike against displacement, the bracebeing formed with a, notch for receiving the handle.

4s A cork puller comprising two parts each made from a single blank, oneof the parts being cut and bent to form a base having a diagonallydisposed spike inset from one edge of the base, the other part being cutand bent to form a finger ring handle locked with a base, a braceextending beneath the base and having an opening receiving the spikewhereby the brace will hold the spike against displacement, the bracebeing formed with a notch for receiving the handle, and extensions onthe brace and handle to engage with the base.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

AUSTIN A. YATES.

Witnesses:

EDGAR GIARATT, MAURICE FREEDMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

